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Should You Appeal Your Duval County Property Tax?

Duval County mailed 2026 TRIM notices on Friday, August 14, which puts the deadline at September 8, 2026. That is a hard 25-day clock to challenge your assessment with the Duval County Value Adjustment Board. The date below is prefilled with the confirmed mailing date, so you get your countdown immediately, plus a plain read on whether your assessment looks worth fighting and exactly where to file.

Your Duval County TRIM notice
Prefilled with August 14, 2026, the date the Duval County Property Appraiser mailed 2026 notices. Change it if your notice shows a different date. Your exact deadline is printed in the lower right of the notice.
The appraiser's market or just value, not the capped assessed value.
What you believe the home would sell for today, based on recent nearby sales.
Your Duval appeal deadline
Enter your mailing date
Petitions on value are due 25 days after your TRIM notice is mailed, under Florida Statute 194.011(3).
Duval County mailed 2026 notices on August 14, and Property Appraiser Joyce Morgan gave September 8 as the deadline to contact the office. Verified August 21, 2026. Confirm the date in the lower right of your own notice before you rely on it.
Does an appeal look worth it?
Enter your numbers
Enter the appraiser's market value and your realistic estimate to see whether a value appeal looks worth exploring.
This is a directional read, not an appraisal. A comparative valuation from recent Duval County sales is what the board actually weighs.
The full appeal guide and how-to-file steps →

Where and how to file in Duval County.

2026 dates, verified August 21, 2026. The Duval County Property Appraiser mailed this year's TRIM notices on Friday, August 14, 2026, across more than 400,000 properties, and Property Appraiser Joyce Morgan gave September 8, 2026 as the deadline to contact the office, as reported by News4Jax on August 17, 2026. Jacksonville City Council approved a millage rate in July that is unchanged from last year, so any increase on your notice comes from your value, not the rate. Other counties mailed on different dates, and you can compare them on the Florida TRIM deadline table.

Duval County appeals go to the Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board, and the process is the same statewide 25-day window measured from your TRIM notice mailing date. The value appeal argues that the Property Appraiser's market or just value is higher than what your home would realistically sell for, backed by recent comparable sales. Here are the local specifics.

Duval County Value Adjustment Board
Petition form
DR-486
File with
Clerk of the VAB
Office
117 W. Duval St., Suite 305, Jacksonville
VAB phone
(904) 255-5124
2026 notices mailed
August 14, 2026
2026 deadline
September 8, 2026
Filing fee
Up to $15 / parcel (confirm)

File the DR-486 petition with the Duval County Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board at 117 West Duval Street, Suite 305, in downtown Jacksonville, or as directed on the Duval County VAB site. The petition form is also available from the Duval County Property Appraiser and the Florida Department of Revenue. Florida Statute 194.013 caps the filing fee at $15 per parcel and waives it for eligible recipients of temporary assistance under Chapter 414, though some published Duval figures differ, so confirm the current amount with the VAB office at (904) 255-5124. Keep paying at least 75 percent of your ad valorem taxes before the delinquency date so the petition is not denied.

Duval County: common questions.

What is the deadline to appeal property taxes in Duval County?
For the 2026 tax year the deadline is September 8, 2026. The Duval County Property Appraiser mailed 2026 TRIM notices on Friday, August 14, 2026, and Property Appraiser Joyce Morgan gave September 8 as the date to contact the office. That matches the statutory rule in Florida Statute 194.011(3), which sets the value petition window at 25 days after the mailing date. The exact date is also printed in the lower right corner of your notice, so confirm it there before you rely on it.
Where do I file a property tax appeal in Jacksonville?
You file the DR-486 petition with the Duval County Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board at 117 West Duval Street, Suite 305, Jacksonville, FL 32202. You can reach the VAB office at (904) 255-5124. The petition form is also available from the Florida Department of Revenue and the Duval County Property Appraiser.
How much does it cost to appeal in Duval County?
Florida Statute 194.013 caps the Value Adjustment Board filing fee at $15 per parcel statewide, paid to the clerk at filing and waived for eligible recipients of temporary assistance under Chapter 414. Confirm the exact amount currently charged with the Duval County VAB before you file, since some published figures differ.

Keep going in Duval County.

Read the full appeal decision guide and how-to-file steps on the statewide property tax appeal tool, check whether your rate went down in the Duval rollback and TRIM decoder, see your full year-one bill on the Duval County property tax page, see why Jacksonville bills jumped in the Jacksonville tax shock study, or open the full Florida property tax hub.